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December 2015

Friday, December 25, 2015

When I was younger, winter vacation made me happy. I loved the white snow, spending time with my lovely family on Christmas day, and the presents from Santa. They all made the day so much more special.One day, I was in front of my house when I noticed a small brown puppy behind me. As soon I saw the adorable dog, I ran to him and embraced him with an open heart. My family agreed to let him into our family and we named him "windy" because we had met him on a windy winter day. He loved me and I loved him so much; we always played together and slept together. I thought he would stay with me forever. But, similar to his namesake, he left our family like a wind just passing by. Several years passed, but still I think of him on 'windy' winter days.Lucia Lee (Sophomore) of Seoul Scholars International (South Korea)

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

"I mean.. it kinda sucked when I actually figured out my birthday was going to be on finals. On my birthday, I diligently studied for AP Chemistry and Government & Politics. I guess it was just another normal day for me. It didn't really feel like a birthday. But, I did get some cool headphones and some other gifts which was great. Other than that, I spent the whole day memorizing Iranian history and studying atomic structures."Juhyung Park (Junior) of Seoul International School (South Korea)

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Friday, December 11, 2015

"As children, we have always looked forward to winter break as a hiatus from school and all the stress that school entails. But if you are living in Seoul and a junior in high school like myself, you start to dread winter break. Winter break means extra hours to spend in cram schools (a.k.a hagwons) trying to squeeze information into our already overworked brains. We sit on our bottoms for hours at a time in a crowded room a few degrees too hot, trying not to zone out to the lecturer's monotonous voice. The word "break" is misleading, almost mocking. It disillusions us into thinking that we will be sipping hot cocoa in front of a warm fireplace until we snap back into reality and realize that we have been zoning out to the lecturer's boring litany once again."

Sarah Lee (Junior) of Yongsan International School of Seoul (South Korea)

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

"Many teenagers--especially those in high school--think and worry about deciding their future career. I am one of them. Even though I did a lot of things to decide my future career such as aptitude test, I still do not know what I want to do. However, I have one goal, decided by my family: to be a doctor. My family expects me to do that because it is the best job in Korea; being a doctor makes me to earn a lot of money and be honored by people. Even though I am scared of blood, I wanted to earn a lot of money so I followed my family's decision, and I am now taking subjects which is necessary to be a doctor.

One day, in my class, my teacher asked all of students, "Do you have any certain future goals?" Answers from other students were varied and filled with confidence, but I could not answer. Subsequent to that conversation my teacher advised me to think about things that I like and link them to my future career, or goals. Recently, I thought about things that I like, and I realized that I like to take care of puppies. So, I considered a dog breeder or trainer to be my future goal and I told my family about that. However, my family was reluctant to agree with my decision because a dog breeder or trainer does not earn money well. After that, my future goal became uncertain again. Between the inclined job and the best job, I still do not know what I want to do."

Jane Park (Junior) of Home School (South Korea)

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